Don Hutchison has questioned why Harry Kane would leave Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich and risk the chance of not becoming the Premier League’s all-time leading goalscorer.
The former Liverpool played used Sadio Mane as an example and how he might now ‘regret’ leaving Anfield given the current ‘shambles’ at Bayern Munich.
Harry Kane is sitting on 207 Premier League goals at the age of 29, and within the next three seasons, there is every chance he breaks Alan Shearer’s 260 record – that’s if he stays in England.
German champions Bayern Munich have expressed previous interest in the England captain, with his current contract set to expire in 2024.
Whilst Kane has the individual records, and maybe more to come, many think he needs to win team trophies to really make his goal-crazy career worthwhile, well, if he moved to Bayern, then he would get that on a regular basis.
But Hutchison questioned if it’s enough for the player to leave English shores because trophies aren’t guaranteed, as he told ESPN.
“I still don’t think he will go abroad because he would want to break Alan Shearer’s record,” said Hutchison. “Alan Shearer’s record has been there for a long time and if Harry Kane breaks this record, then it could be there for longer. It might never be beaten.
“If the offer on the table is to play for a club the size of Real Madrid, then that’s a completely different story. You have to have someone like Real Madrid and Manchester United on your CV.
“Ask Sadio Mane if he regrets going to Bayern Munich. Look at the shambles they are in under Thomas Tuchel. They can’t win. They might not win a league. I don’t think a Bundesliga cuts it.
“Of course, you want to win trophies. But if that’s not on the table, and you want to break Alan Shearer’s record and that’s your goal of being the best Premier League goalscorer of all-time, then that is still some goal rather than win a Bundesliga, which you might not and just have a run in the Champions League. Tottenham have had runs in the Champions League.”
BAYERN NEED A KANE
The sacking of Julian Nagelsmann was a joke, especially given that Thomas Tuchel has since lost more games than the Tottenham manager target did all season long.
But it shouldn’t hide that Bayern are missing a player of Kane’s ilk after Robert Lewandowski’s exit, even though they signed Mane for £35 million in the summer (Sky Sports).
There’s no doubt Kane should leave Spurs, it’s probably more of a chance he heads to Manchester and Old Trafford than Bayern and the Allianz Arena.
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